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Saturday, August 9, 2014

Massive Global Climate Change Mobilisation - 21 September 2014

The last ice
age happened in 6 months. 6 months for the planet to unleash an army of
apartment-building-size ice blocks across Europe and the United States.

It was a climate tipping point where the balance is knocked completely
out of control and threatened the survival of everything - and three
more
tipping points exactly like it are on the verge of happening.

It's
our "holy shit" climate moment according to a leading NASA scientist,
and only a holy shit massive coordinated day of action response, right
now, can change the future we're facing.

One agreement with
common-sense steps to end dirty energy can save us.

That's why the UN
has called an urgent climate meeting in just over 100 days with all
major world leaders - if we greet them on September 21st
with the largest ever global climate mobilisation in history we can
break through the walls of mega coal, oil, and business that prevent
even the best politicians from doing what is right.

There's no
way to get around how big a task this is. But together, each small
action will add up into a millions-strong movement that literally drowns
out the opposition and gives our leaders the best reason to break free
and build a hopeful, clean and green future. Click below to join in:

Right now,
methane gas that is 25 times worse for global warming than CO2 is frozen
in our ice. But as the ice melts, the gas leaks, causing more melting
and each melt loses us another layer of reflective ice shield that we
rely on to keep the planet cool, more methane and less ice means more
warming still, and everything starts to spin out of control.

And that's
just one example … it's why scientists are yelling from the rooftops that
we have to act now.

We actually have the tools and the plan we
need to make sure we don't cross into a world where tipping points
destroy us. And while it will take global cooperation on a bigger scale
than ever before, our 36 million-strong movement
already has the people power necessary to move leaders from every
country to take the first steps.

Just days ago, the United States and
China announced serious new plans to curb their pollution - momentum is
building ahead of next year's critical Paris climate summit where a deal
could be inked, and in just over 100 days we can take it up a notch
further.

Taking to the streets in a record setting show of power
and coordination is one of the most effective ways to create change -
from the anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa to civil rights in the
US, it's sometimes been the only way.

This is our chance to bring that
power to the most important issue of our time: survival and a thriving
future for our families, and their families and the generations of
people to come. Click below to be a part of it all:

We
know we can do this … and do it big. When our community was just 3
million people we held 3,000 actions on the same day to protect our
planet. We're now 36 million strong, ten times the size! Imagine what we
can achieve together now ...

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